Hari Om Fragrance

The Hari Om Fragrance company was brought to my attention by one of my UK readers, who said he'd had one of their masala incense sticks and it was very strong and very enjoyable. I had a look around, but Hari Om scents are not currently sold in the UK, so I got in touch with the company in Bangalore, who sent me a bunch for review. It was the masala sticks I was mainly interested in, but I ended up being quite impressed with some of their perfume dipped sticks as well.

The company was founded in 1990. They seem to be a decent representative of the everyday Indian incense market, as they carry a wide range of scents and types of incense, including masala and perfume-dipped, mainly aimed at the domestic market. They are, essentially, typical of domestic Indian incense. They copy existing popular brands such as Moksh, Sugandha Swarna, and Sri Sai Flora, but also have their own brands which are well established, such as Sai Bhajan, and some scents which appear to be original and quite divine, such as Hari Om Tez.

The quality of packaging is good, and the incenses, be they perfume-dipped or masala, are also all of a decent standard. I may not have liked all the scents, but they were all highly fragranced, long burning, and of a consistently decent standard. There is something for everyone in the range they offer, and appear to be excellent value for money.  I'm perhaps a little biased toward the company as, though I have to thank Clive Gilbert for drawing them to my attention, I've largely discovered and explored them myself. However, I do think Hari Om is an incense company that deserves to be better known in the West, and would do well in any incense shop. Contact details are on their website: here. [2023: The company website is down - contact details may be found on IndiaMart: Indiamart.com/hari-om-fragrance] 

Reviews
M=Masala  P=Perfume-dipped

(Scores from older reviews are in brackets)

* = Score over five years old, so may not be reliable

Hari Om Ganesh Arti Dhoop Bathi (M)
Oct 2021 - Score: 40 

Hari Om 12/- Tez (P)

Dec 2023 - Score: 38

Hari Om Divine Incense Lavender (P)
July 2018 - Score: 38* (38)

Hari Om Vishwa Sai (Fluxo Incense) (M)
Sept 2017 - Score: 35*

Hari Om 12/- Pankudi (P)

July 2018 - Score: 35*  (31)

  

Hari Om Panchamukhi

July 2018 - Score: 35*

Hari Om  Fluxo Incense (M)
Sept 2017 - Score: 34*

Hari Om Bhakti (M)
April 2019 - Score: 33

Hari Om Divine Incense Gulab (P)

July 2018 - Score: 31* (29)

Hari Om Loban Incense Sambrani (P)
July 2018 - Score: 30* (35)

Hari Om Divine Incense Rajanigandha (P)
July 2018 - Score: 30* (36)

  

Hari Om The Club (P)
August 2018 - Score: 30* 

Hari Om Divine Incense Butmogra (P)
Oct 2023 - Score: 29↓  (32)

Hari Om 12/- Mangala Jyothi 3 in 1 Flora Sticks (M)
May 2023 - Score: 27 (32) (28)

Hari Om 12/-  Lovely (P)

Dec 2023 - Score: 27↑↓ 

Hari Om Black Current (P)

Oct 2018 - Score: 23* (30) (20)

Hari Om Sugandha Mala (P)
Nov 2023 - Score: 21↓

Hari Om 12/- Sandalrol (P)

 July 2018 - Score: 20*  (25)

Hari Om Divine Incense Champa (P)
July 2018 - Score: 19*

Hari Om Divine Incense Chandan (P)
Jan 2018 - Score: 17*

Scents reviewed: 20 (Reviews over five years old: 14) 
Highest score: 40
Lowest Score: 17 
Average top five: 37
Average score: 30
Overall score: 34 - Decent stuff 

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